Young readers who may be unfamiliar with Rosa Parks will be inspired by this biography of the American hero and her part in sparking the Civil Rights Movement. Valuable historical…

Introduces the life and career of Kate DiCamillo, who, afflicted with chronic pneumonia as a child, … found solace in books and dreamed of becoming a writer. Her first book…

For years, people in Tornado Alley were the ones who had to worry most about tornadoes occurring near their homes. However, as climate change occurs, tornadoes have become more common…

Learn how to start a bird-watching hobby and the habitats and life cycle of cardinals.

The towering buildings that fill our cities definitely weren’t built in a day. Skyscrapers are huge construction projects full of complicated steps. From drilling anchor holes and erecting steel beams…

Soft-shelled turtles, flying snakes, spitting cobras, and horned lizards. What do these reptiles have in common? They have some really strange adaptations! This title explores some of the strangest reptile…

In 1991, preparation for the construction of a new federal office building led to a startling discovery: a skeleton. Further excavation exposed the bones of 420 men, women, and children…

The U.S. Constitution is the oldest, shortest, one-document constitution in the world, but this ground-breaking document is much more than that. It proved to be the driving force behind the…